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LUVERNE -- After accounting for two touchdowns and more than half of Luverne's total offense, it's no wonder that Phil Paquette was worn down following Luverne's 22-19 victory over Minnesota Valley Lutheran Saturday. "I can't even describe it," Paquette said following the game. "I was just beat up, and everyone's beat up.

PIPESTONE -- Even after a close first game, the Marshall Tigers swept the Worthington Trojans in the Section 3AA volleyball tournament Friday night. Marshall (20-6) won the first game, 25-20, before taking the second, 25-11. The Tigers won the third game, 25-12 to complete the sweep of the Trojans. "We started a little slow, but once we got going, we thought we did a nice job of establishing the middle," Marshall head coach Dan Westby said. Marshall middle hitter Anna Full proved to be an almost unstoppable force for the Tigers.

WORTHINGTON -- Even after a sweep at the hands of Southwest Star Concept to end the regular season, the Worthington Trojan volleyball team is prepared for the opening-round of the section 3AA playoffs. "That was just ugly with a capital U," Worthington head coach Jen Clark said of the SSC match. "I think it was good for us, too. I think if it was going to happen, that was a good time for it to happen. We knew SSC was going to be tough, but we did not come ready to play." However, the road will not be easy for the Trojans (17-8).

LUVERNE -- Even with four costly fumbles, the Luverne Cardinals advanced to the semifinal round of the Section 3AA football playoffs with a 27-6 victory over Martin County West Tuesday night. "We turned the ball over four times, so we played pretty sloppy," Luverne quarterback Jeremy Hoff said.

LUVERNE -- The 12th seeded Ellsworth Panthers gave the sixth seeded Fulda Raiders all they could handle Monday night in the opening round of the sub-section 3A tournament. Fulda, however, swept the Panthers in a tightly-contested match. "It was a good match," Fulda head coach Jessica Hogan said. "We started out kind of sluggish, but then we found our rhythm there towards the end of Game 1." After winning the first game, 25-22, Fulda (14-8-2) used a big run to capture Game 2, 25-13.

OKABENA -- In the last regular season match for both teams, the Southwest Star Concept Quasars defeated the Worthington Trojans in a non-conference volleyball tilt Thursday night. SSC (19-7) won the first game, 25-17, before dominating the next two, 25-10, and 25-12. "It was definitely not what I had anticipated for this evening," Worthington head coach Jen Clark said.

WORTHINGTON -- With neither team able to move the ball early in the first quarter, Jackson County Central faced a fourth-and-three on its own 34-yard line. Instead of snapping to the punter, upback Torey Stewart received the ball and scampered for a first down. "It looked like they were going to return every kick we had back anyway," JCC head coach Tom Schuller said. "So the risk wasn't as big as you think. We had about three yards to go, and we figured against the wind we'd kick it 25 yards.

WORTHINGTON -- In a tightly-contested match, the Worthington Trojans came away with a 3-1 victory over the Redwood Valley Cardinals in a Southwest Conference volleyball tilt Tuesday night. "This is really good," Worthington head coach Jen Clark said. "It gives you that confidence.

WORTHINGTON -- Even with last week's victory over Redwood Valley, the Worthington Trojan football team is still playing for its playoff life. "It all depends on the outcomes of a number of games; our game and other people's games that we're close too," Hale said. "St. Peter, Worthington and Jordan are going for the 7-8-9 spots, so we won't know until after the games tonight." Worthington (2-3, 2-5) will host Jackson County Central (3-2, 5-2) tonight at 7 p.m.

JACKSON -- With 277 yards on the ground, the Jackson County Central Huskies ran away from the Windom Eagles, 45-21, in a Southwest Conference contest Friday night. "Anytime you get (45 points) you better not be losing football games," JCC head coach Tom Schuller said. "We did a nice job of running the ball and mixing it up a little bit." JCC (3-2, 5-2) was able to find the end zone first in the game.